Pheonicid Meteor Shower 2025 The Pheonicids will peak on 2 December 2025, active from 28 November to 9 December. From New Delhi: Visible after 5:45 PM rising in the east Best views around 9:00 PM when the radiant in Phoenix is highest Expect modest but bright trails lighting up the night sky. A rare southern-sky […]

Mercury at Half Phase 2025 Date: 4 Dec Best Time: 13:35 IST Visible from: New Delhi (and across India) Mercury shines at magnitude –0.4 during its morning apparition — a tricky but magical planet to catch in the dawn sky! Look east near sunrise, where Mercury climbs up to about 19° above the horizon on […]

Moon Meets the Seven Sisters 2025 Date: 11 Sep Best Time: From 6:12 PM IST Visible from: New Delhi (and across India) Watch the sky light up as the Moon glides close to the Pleiades (M45), coming within just 55.4 arcminutes! A rare and graceful celestial encounter. Look east, about 46° above the horizon, to […]

Supermoon Spectacle 2025 Date: 5 Dec Best Time: 04:43 IST Visible from: New Delhi (and across India) The Moon will rise around dusk and stay until dawn, lighting up the winter sky in its full glory. And this isn’t an ordinary full moon — it’s a Supermoon! 🌍💫 At perigee (its closest point to Earth), […]

Moon Meets Jupiter 2025 Date: 10 Dec Best Time: From 20:49 IST Visible from: New Delhi (and across India)4p A 17-day-old Moon will pass just 3°42′ north of Jupiter, aligning along the same right ascension for a brilliant celestial pairing in the constellation Gemini Look east to spot the Moon shining at mag –12.7 with […]

The Geminids – King of Meteor Showers 2025 Peak Night: 14 Dec Best Time: Around 02:00 IST (before dawn & after evening rise) Visible from: New Delhi (and across India) The Geminid meteor shower, one of the brightest and most reliable of the year, will dazzle the skies from 4–17 December, peaking on the 14th. […]

Launched: August 17, 1970 | Soviet Union (USSR) Venus Landing: December 15, 1970 On this day, Venera 7 became the first spacecraft to successfully land on another planet — touching down on the scorching surface of Venus and transmitting data back to Earth. Highlights: Survived entry into Venus’ dense, hot atmosphere. First human-made craft to […]

Moon Meets Mercury – A Dawn Delight 2025 Date: Best Time: Around 05:44 IST (before sunrise) Visible from: New Delhi (and across India) A 28-day-old Moon will align in right ascension with Mercury, passing just 6°09′ south of the planet — a serene sight in the quiet pre-dawn sky. Look east at dawn as they […]

December Solstice 2025 Date: 21 Dec Best Time: Noon (Sun at Tropic of Capricorn) Visible from: New Delhi (and across India) The shortest day of the year arrives for the Northern Hemisphere, as the Sun takes its lowest path across the sky and long winter nights unfold. At the solstice, the Sun stands directly overhead […]

Moon & Saturn – A Dusk Encounter On this evening, the Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, with the Moon gliding 4°01′ north of Saturn — a cosmic rendezvous not to be missed. 💫 From New Delhi: Look up from 18:06 IST, as dusk fades, with the pair shining high at 57° above […]